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Heads up: T-mobile will allow you to take over an account if you can guess one of the most recent phone numbers that the target account has called.
by raisedbyninjas 7y ago
Heads up: T-mobile will allow you to take over an account if you can guess one of the most recent phone numbers that the target account has called.
- ben174 7y agoIs this true? Got a link for reference?
- raisedbyninjas 7y agoSorry, no link. Just personal experience when we lost the account info for an employees phone.
- tzs 7y agoDid you have a PIN/Passcode on the account [1]? That a 6-15 digit number you can set on an account that you have to supply when you call support, or have to give to your new carrier for them to get your phone number ported off of T-Mobile. [1] https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-37477 https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-37477
- inetknght 7y agoThat sounds very secure indeed. Nobody would ever guess that I'd recently called my folks! /s
- drusepth 7y agoNo one would ever guess that my target called me back after I left a frightening voicemail also!
- trungdq88 7y agoIn Vietnam, scammers use a few numbers to call the target first, making those number the "most frequent recently", then take over the target phone number. This security model is terrible.
- davinic 7y agoAnd conveniently Facebook often lists your relatives' accounts right on your profile.
- pretendscholar 7y agoSo you could just call and leave a reasonable sounding voicemail compelling them to call back?